Which of the following is a function of political parties, according to Hague and Harrop?
- aggregating (combining) interests
- negotiating with foreign governments
- administering elections
- controlling the media
Elite parties originate in the
- universities
- workplace
- assembly
- media
The importance of members in selecting party leaders
- shows no clear trend
- is staying the same
- is decreasing
- is increasing
The purpose of direct primaries is to allow a party's supporters to
- choose which candidate will represent their party in a general election
- choose the party leader
- decide on party policy
- ratify changes to the party's constitution
Michels’ iron law of oligarchy states that
- party members always dominate the party leaders
- power within the party rests with a single oligarch
- the pursuit of power is an end in itself
- who says organization, says oligarchy
Coalition governments are most likely in
- an anti-party system
- a two-party system
- a multiparty system
- a no-party system
In most parties in post-communist countries, the leading force is
- the membership
- the leadership
- the social base
- the security services